tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post1497988775125385195..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: Poetry Friday -- Student Blackout PoemsMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-86913362428911717952017-05-26T21:13:39.889-04:002017-05-26T21:13:39.889-04:00I've been hearing that students love to do bla...I've been hearing that students love to do blackout poetry. Some do more than find words to make a poem, they use the blacking-out to create art. Have you seen those?author amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09800868615186010584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-85173380986207326302017-05-22T21:22:08.152-04:002017-05-22T21:22:08.152-04:00Wow, only 4 more days of school? My first-grader h...Wow, only 4 more days of school? My first-grader has 4 WEEKS! Love doing found poetry like this with kids, as it gives them a chance to discover words and phrases they may not have thought of on their own.Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-82235920404361692062017-05-21T02:14:16.165-04:002017-05-21T02:14:16.165-04:00Strong poem, love the count down and the surprise,...Strong poem, love the count down and the surprise, reflective ending. Thanks for sharing Mary Lee, and enjoy your count down too!michelle koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409095111952431780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-17495547089556519202017-05-20T20:44:08.426-04:002017-05-20T20:44:08.426-04:00What a great poem! What a great poem! Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-61901929083218879602017-05-20T16:55:05.619-04:002017-05-20T16:55:05.619-04:00This will be something I share with the fourth gra...This will be something I share with the fourth grade teachers at my school. Thank you for sharing this strategy, Mary Lee!Whispers from the Ridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819098985292406065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-20802234773618914652017-05-20T09:48:50.704-04:002017-05-20T09:48:50.704-04:00Very interesting! I love how you found words with...Very interesting! I love how you found words with a common thread to make her poem. I also found it interesting you gave them each the same page to work from. I bet seeing their individual thinking has been interesting.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12082337415906808358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-36843844149304073032017-05-20T09:43:09.999-04:002017-05-20T09:43:09.999-04:00Bravo! Thanks for the page protector trick too. :)...Bravo! Thanks for the page protector trick too. :)Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-38193219503902350062017-05-20T06:32:35.155-04:002017-05-20T06:32:35.155-04:00Page protectors! What a great idea! I love blackou...Page protectors! What a great idea! I love blackout poetry with students. What's funny to me is that some of the least academic students are able to create the most profound poems....those students who try so hard at everything have a tougher time just being loose enough to find the poem (myself included!)Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-15948425063454615142017-05-20T03:18:23.458-04:002017-05-20T03:18:23.458-04:00Weeks to go here! Great countdown.Weeks to go here! Great countdown.Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-83342770798748552302017-05-19T23:51:46.695-04:002017-05-19T23:51:46.695-04:00What a great page protector wipe-off markers idea ...What a great page protector wipe-off markers idea for finding first drafts of a found poem. I think your student poet did a wonderful job. Violet N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16586574800230604652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-35445585274978495372017-05-19T20:35:22.236-04:002017-05-19T20:35:22.236-04:00My husband is a historian who reads declassified F...My husband is a historian who reads declassified FBI documents frequently. I really want to rename this poetry to Redacted Poetry, as it reminds me of his documents! :-) Christie @ https://wonderingandwondering.wordpress.com/blog/Mrs. Wymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601071678011498746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-10382888918978421802017-05-19T15:51:23.553-04:002017-05-19T15:51:23.553-04:00...Maine kids go to school until June 20...just sa......Maine kids go to school until June 20...just sayin'...<br />Andyway, that is a great way to do blackout poetry. With a dry erase on the acetate you can make changes so easily! This was a wonderful student piece.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-89877223148599513142017-05-19T15:50:07.079-04:002017-05-19T15:50:07.079-04:00Sandra Cisneros' words are inspiring, and this...Sandra Cisneros' words are inspiring, and this one expresses wishes real, doesn't it? Have a marvelous final week!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-61819332301273891982017-05-19T12:38:08.227-04:002017-05-19T12:38:08.227-04:00Schools in my area don't end until the end of ...Schools in my area don't end until the end of June!<br /><br />We did blackout poetry with teens at the library, so much fun! A great tie-in for Banned Books Week. :-)Jane @ www.raincitylibrarian.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721142460522914540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-71873758408330627462017-05-19T10:23:04.014-04:002017-05-19T10:23:04.014-04:00Yes, A.E. really has something there.
4 more days...Yes, A.E. really has something there. <br />4 more days? I wish! Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-49794677909504134822017-05-19T09:41:50.066-04:002017-05-19T09:41:50.066-04:00Happy ending of the school year! Blackout poems ar...Happy ending of the school year! Blackout poems are neat.Little Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17058463472836988047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-75015268249813513792017-05-19T09:07:14.965-04:002017-05-19T09:07:14.965-04:00I had never heard of found poetry/blackout poetry....I had never heard of found poetry/blackout poetry. What an interesting way to teach poetry. Fun and interactive. Brilliant.RLMrvoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636618560050688005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-20098379318631483822017-05-19T09:06:04.587-04:002017-05-19T09:06:04.587-04:00I am so glad you shared this, Mary Lee! I'm wi...I am so glad you shared this, Mary Lee! I'm with Ramona on the genius of the wipe off markers (as you know!). And A.E.'s found poem is stunning, actually. Thank you! xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-90814954236054621922017-05-19T09:03:22.351-04:002017-05-19T09:03:22.351-04:00I have never written a found poem. This example i...I have never written a found poem. This example is inspiring me to give it a try someday soon! And using wipe off markers is genius. Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-87194146276030030662017-05-19T06:11:24.232-04:002017-05-19T06:11:24.232-04:00WHAT?! Four more days of school? Hoo boy I'v...WHAT?! Four more days of school? Hoo boy I've got 20. Still, student poems do animate our "squirrelly" challenging time together--that and the faces when the first hatched Painted Lady opens its wings and they realize what has been happening for the last 3 weeks! Your poet's choices are thrilling.Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.com